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Exercise Capacity and Recovery in Addison's Disease

NCT01657123 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2012-08-03

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Summary

Exposure to stress alters the activity of the adrenomedullary, adrenocortical and sympathetic nervous system, depending on the type and intensity of the stressor. Physical exercise represents a stress condition influencing many systems in the body. Given a workload of at least 70-85% of Vo2max, exercise is a potent stimulus of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis. The increased endogenous cortisol secretion results in important metabolic and cardiovascular effects to maintain cellular and organ homeostasis. Patients with Addison's disease are not able to meet the increased demand of adrenal steroids in case of physical exercise, which may result in an impaired exercise capacity and a prolonged post-exercise recovery. We hypothesize that a hydrocortisone stress dose increases exercise capacity and improves post-exercise recovery in patients with Addison's disease.

Conditions

  • Addison's Disease

Interventions

OTHER

ergometry

ergometry measurements

OTHER

ergometry

Ergometry measurements

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • UMC Utrecht

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2014-01-31

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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